Implementation Process
A Mix of Top-down and Bottom-up Processes
Having provided the toolkit, the problem is how can we implement a renovation at this level? Who is involved and who can make this happen? There is always a mix of a top-down and bottom-up processes, starting from the state policy and funding. And then, there needs to be a local guide for renovation projects, which is then informed by the community management sectors to the individuals. Once the community as a whole reaches consent, the architects and planners are involved to provide schemes and finally submit applications for approval and funding.
Recommendations for Renovation Guidelines
NSW does have an apartment design guideline and an urban design guideline, however, there are currently no guidelines specifically for renovation projects. Learning from such kinds of guidelines done by other governments (see Wuhan Guidelines below), here are some recommendations for a successful guideline to assist the implementation of residential renovation projects.
1. Specify renovation scope:
Such as ‘old residential buildings built by 2000 (if completed, ~2005)’
2. Categorise different projects:
a) Basic Renovation Projects
b) Improvement Projects
c) Enriching Projects
3. Specify the planning process:
Different stages, for instance: policy publicity, information collection, willingness survey, site survey, scheme preparation, joint review, scheme publicity, parallel approval, and design, etc.
